Mueller lists pic of putting green, Yankees' tickets as possible Manafort trial evidence

[DonViejo]

Source: Politico



The special counsel offers up an itemized list.

By DARREN SAMUELSOHN 07/18/2018 11:34 PM EDT

Special counsel Robert Mueller released an itemized list Wednesday night detailing well over 500 pieces of evidence that his prosecutors are considering presenting during their upcoming criminal trial of former Donald Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort.

To make its case that Manafort committed bank and tax fraud, the lead Russia investigator signaled his intention to share with a Northern Virginia jury photographs of a putting green at the longtime GOP operative’s Long Island home, New York Yankees season ticket licensing agreements and reams of material related to Manafort’s lobbying work on behalf of the pro-Kremlin Ukrainian government.

Manafort has pleaded not guilty to Mueller’s charges that he dramatically understated his income on federal tax returns from 2010 through 2014. He’s also fighting allegations of bank fraud totaling more than $20 million tied to loans he applied for in connection with various homes he owns.

As the July 25 trial start date approaches, Mueller’s prosecutors’ list of exhibits also includes photographs of all the Manafort properties at the center of his alleged crimes, including in Arlington, Virginia and in New York City, Brooklyn and Bridgehampton, New York. The special counsel’s prosecutors also have photographs and documents detailing Manafort’s purchase of high-end clothing, oriental rugs and both a Mercedes-Benz and Land Rover.

Read more: https://www.politico.com/story/2018/07/18/mueller-manafort-evidence-trial-732344

[Achilleaze]

1. "Put that putter down and back away slowly from your heinous republican treason." - Just Us

[Fred Sanders]

2. Corruption and treason really pay well! The punishment must fit the payoff! And then some.

[Crutchez_CuiBono]

3. Kavanaugh likes season tickets as well

and has had financial trouble w the same (?) Wonder if that's a subtle intention?. NO SCJ until after the election.

[greymattermom]

4. Are season tickets a method of money laundering?

I don't see Manafort as that big a sports fan.

[ScratchCat]

5. Let me guess

"baseball tickets" is the new way to clean-up laundered money or disguise the payment of gambling debts, among other things.

[Ellipsis]

6. New Yankee Stadium suites run from $600,000 to $850,000.

Though I believe condos were the money laundering choice at the time

[SayItLoud]

7. This will be a mirror image of

how they will nail tRUMP and family at the state level. It's known that tRUMP inflates his property values when seeking loans and delates them when paying taxes. It's fraud even if a bank turns down your loan application and a federal crime with regard to taxes. But, we all know how that works; They will claim it was a mistake...or throw their accountants under the bus getting a fine and penalty.

VOTE or we deserve what we have and it will get a lot worse!

[WhiteTara]

8. I'm grateful for DVR! I have a couple things I have to do

during the trial and I don't want to miss a moment of it.

Will it be televised?